Julian Rhind-Tutt takes on the role of Rumpole in this fifth collection of cracking court cases. Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt as Rumpole, Jasmine Hyde as Hilda and Nigel Anthony as Claude Erskine-Brown. A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4.

Rumpole: The Golden Thread & Other Stories

Three BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations

By:
John Mortimer

Narrated by:
Full Cast,
Julian Rhind-Tutt

Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins

Unabridged

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Three thrilling full-cast dramas starring Julian Rhind-Tutt as the irrepressible Horace Rumpole. For 15 years, Rumpole has fought, won and occasionally lost myriad cases - and fallen in and out of love with both wife Hilda and ‘the Portia of our Chambers’, Phillida Erskine-Brown. These three episodes leave us guessing until the very end - will Rumpole finally leave ‘She Who Must be Obeyed’ for Phillida?

Benedict Cumberbatch plays Horace Rumpole in this fourth collection of dramatic court cases. 'Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation': Erskine-Brown is working on a sordid ABH and affray case which allegedly occurred in a Soho night club. When he and Rumpole visit the disreputable scene of the crime, they meet Maurice Machin, the editor of the Daily Beacon, whose paper is being sued for libel.

5 out of 5 stars

Recommended Read

By
Teri
on
03-18-19

To Hull and Back: The Complete Series 1-3

The BBC Radio 4 Comedy

By:
Lucy Beaumont

Narrated by:
full cast,
Lucy Beaumont,
Maureen Lipman

Length: 6 hrs and 1 min

Original Recording

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
1

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
1

Story

5 out of 5 stars
1

Sophie still lives at home with her mum in Hull. They make a living doing car boot sales at the weekend. Except they don't really make a living because her mum can't bear to get rid of any of their junk. Plus, they don't have a car. As their house gets more cluttered, Sophie feels more trapped. She dreams of moving to London to meet her dad and to become a famous actress. Will this dream ever come true?

The Pole Vault Championship of the Entire Universe

By:
Conor Lastowka

Narrated by:
Eliza Skinner,
Janet Varney,
Al Yankovic,
and others

Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins

Abridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
157

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
147

Story

4 out of 5 stars
147

Kara Everglades has just finished her first year of high school and is longing for an adventure. So far, her only option is an invitation from some upperclassmen to watch them race a bunch of bullfrogs in a ditch. Her grandfather, Cornelius Everglades, is a family legend (and a loose cannon), who founded his own island micronation. Unfortunately, the rest of the world refuses to acknowledge it. When Cornelius shows up at Kara’s door needing her help and promising an adventure, Kara agrees to go along with his far-fetched plan.

Jules Verne's two novels featuring Captain Nemo (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island), condensed down to two thrilling hours. In 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, marine scientist Professor Aronnax and his stowaway daughter, Connie, join whaler Ned Land aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln to hunt an aggressive sea monster, believed to be a giant narwhale. When they engage the monster, they find to their astonish­ment it's an electrically powered submarine, the Nautilus, techno­logically far superior to any vessel known.

Rumpole: On Trial & Other Stories

Four BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations

By:
John Mortimer

Narrated by:
full cast,
Jasmine Hyde,
Julian Rhind-Tutt,
and others

Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins

Original Recording

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
6

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
5

Story

4 out of 5 stars
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Julian Rhind-Tutt takes on the role of Rumpole in this fifth collection of cracking court cases. Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt as Rumpole, Jasmine Hyde as Hilda and Nigel Anthony as Claude Erskine-Brown. A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4.

Rumpole: The Golden Thread & Other Stories

Three BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations

By:
John Mortimer

Narrated by:
Full Cast,
Julian Rhind-Tutt

Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins

Unabridged

Overall

0 out of 5 stars
0

Performance

0 out of 5 stars
0

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0 out of 5 stars
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Three thrilling full-cast dramas starring Julian Rhind-Tutt as the irrepressible Horace Rumpole. For 15 years, Rumpole has fought, won and occasionally lost myriad cases - and fallen in and out of love with both wife Hilda and ‘the Portia of our Chambers’, Phillida Erskine-Brown. These three episodes leave us guessing until the very end - will Rumpole finally leave ‘She Who Must be Obeyed’ for Phillida?

Benedict Cumberbatch plays Horace Rumpole in this fourth collection of dramatic court cases. 'Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation': Erskine-Brown is working on a sordid ABH and affray case which allegedly occurred in a Soho night club. When he and Rumpole visit the disreputable scene of the crime, they meet Maurice Machin, the editor of the Daily Beacon, whose paper is being sued for libel.

5 out of 5 stars

Recommended Read

By
Teri
on
03-18-19

To Hull and Back: The Complete Series 1-3

The BBC Radio 4 Comedy

By:
Lucy Beaumont

Narrated by:
full cast,
Lucy Beaumont,
Maureen Lipman

Length: 6 hrs and 1 min

Original Recording

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
1

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
1

Story

5 out of 5 stars
1

Sophie still lives at home with her mum in Hull. They make a living doing car boot sales at the weekend. Except they don't really make a living because her mum can't bear to get rid of any of their junk. Plus, they don't have a car. As their house gets more cluttered, Sophie feels more trapped. She dreams of moving to London to meet her dad and to become a famous actress. Will this dream ever come true?

The Pole Vault Championship of the Entire Universe

By:
Conor Lastowka

Narrated by:
Eliza Skinner,
Janet Varney,
Al Yankovic,
and others

Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins

Abridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
157

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
147

Story

4 out of 5 stars
147

Kara Everglades has just finished her first year of high school and is longing for an adventure. So far, her only option is an invitation from some upperclassmen to watch them race a bunch of bullfrogs in a ditch. Her grandfather, Cornelius Everglades, is a family legend (and a loose cannon), who founded his own island micronation. Unfortunately, the rest of the world refuses to acknowledge it. When Cornelius shows up at Kara’s door needing her help and promising an adventure, Kara agrees to go along with his far-fetched plan.

Jules Verne's two novels featuring Captain Nemo (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island), condensed down to two thrilling hours. In 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, marine scientist Professor Aronnax and his stowaway daughter, Connie, join whaler Ned Land aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln to hunt an aggressive sea monster, believed to be a giant narwhale. When they engage the monster, they find to their astonish­ment it's an electrically powered submarine, the Nautilus, techno­logically far superior to any vessel known.

Benedict Cumberbatch plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute Horace Rumpole in this collection of cracking cases, also starring Timothy West as the older Rumpole.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent dramatization of Rumpole

By
Tim Searl
on
08-07-18

Charles Paris: Corporate Bodies

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

By:
Jeremy Front,
Simon Brett

Narrated by:
Bill Nighy,
Suzanne Burden,
full cast

Length: 1 hr and 49 mins

Original Recording

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
63

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
54

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
54

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast adaptation of Simon Brett's comic murder mystery, starring Bill Nighy as the irrepressible Charles Paris. Charles Paris (unsuccessful actor, bad husband, dipsomaniac) is currently appearing as a fork lift operator in a corporate video. It's not prime-time television or a major film, but it seems like easy money - until the fork lift is used to commit a murder. When Charles himself comes under suspicion, he decides to find out for himself who the murderer is.

4 out of 5 stars

A stronger entry in Charles Paris series

By
Aidan
on
10-16-14

The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Drama Collection: The Early Years

Seven BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations

By:
Charles Dickens

Narrated by:
Alex Jennings,
Anna Massey,
Bill Nighy,
and others

Length: 35 hrs and 7 mins

Original Recording

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
10

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
8

Story

5 out of 5 stars
8

Captivating radio dramatisations of seven of Charles Dickens' most famous novels. Charles Dickens is one of the most renowned authors of all time, and this first digital volume of the dramatised canon of his work includes seven of his most popular novels.

4 out of 5 stars

Abridged and dramatized works, but well done

By
E
on
09-16-18

The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence & A Division of the Spoils

As The Jewel in the Crown opens, World War II is at its height, and Gandhi is calling for the British to leave. When Daphne Manners arrives in Mayapore, she meets two men who will change her life: Hari Kumar and Ronald Merrick. She begins to fall for Hari, but Ronald Merrick - the local police superintendent - becomes infatuated with her and seethes with hatred for Hari. The Day of the Scorpion finds Merrick worming his way into the Layton family, and his treatment of Hari Kumar is revealed.

4 out of 5 stars

The abridged version

By
Zachary
on
02-12-19

Lord Peter Wimsey: BBC Radio Drama Collection Volume 1

Three classic full-cast dramatisations

By:
Dorothy L Sayers

Narrated by:
Ian Carmichael,
Peter Jones

Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins

Original Recording

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
299

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
256

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
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Whose Body? first introduced Lord Peter to the world and begins with a corpse in the bath of a London flat.
Clouds of Witness finds Wimsey investigating murder close to home, and in
Unnatural Death he investigates the suspicious demise of an elderly woman. First broadcast on BBC radio in the 1970s and presented here in their entirety, these full-cast adaptations are admired by fans of the genre worldwide.

5 out of 5 stars

Great to have the LPW stories on Audible.

By
Beau-Geste Washington
on
09-26-17

P. D. James BBC Radio Drama Collection

Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations

By:
P. D. James

Narrated by:
Greta Scacchi,
Hugh Grant,
full cast,
and others

Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins

Original Recording

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
141

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
128

Story

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Seven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of P. D. James' acclaimed mysteries, plus
P. D. James in Her Own Words. This collection includes:
Cover Her Face,
A Taste for Death,
Devices and Desires,
A Certain Justice,
The Private Patient,
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman and
The Skull Beneath the Skin.

The name of Sherlock Holmes conjures images of gas-lit streets and dark mysteries from a bygone age. Solving crimes alongside his trusted friend Dr. John H. Watson, Holmes is, without a doubt, the most famous sleuth the world has ever known. Now, with full authorization from the Conan Doyle estate, we bring you 23 newly written adventures as presented on the long-running dramatic radio series starring John Patrick Lowrie as Holmes, with Lawrence Albert as Dr. Watson, Rick May as Inspector Lestrade, and Mary Anne Dorward as Mary Watson.

4 out of 5 stars

FUN LISTEN

By
JOHN
on
10-24-18

The Noel Coward BBC Radio Drama Collection

Seven BBC Radio Full-cast Productions

By:
Noel Coward

Narrated by:
Alex Jennings,
Bill Nighy,
Celia Imrie,
and others

Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins

Original Recording

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
11

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
9

Story

3.5 out of 5 stars
9

Renowned for his wit, style and sophistication, Noël Coward was one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century. His plays, set in the glittering world of high society in which he lived, are much admired and have remained in the popular theatre repertoire to this day. This collection brings together the very best radio adaptation

Benedict Cumberbatch plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute Horace Rumpole in this collection of cracking cases, also starring Timothy West as the older Rumpole.
Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders: It is the '50s, and two war heroes have been shot dead. Defending the suspect is deemed hopeless, so the case is handed to a novice. But the novice's superiors didn't count on the tenacity and wit of the young and hungry Horace Rumpole.

3 out of 5 stars

BBC Performance...no a true audiobook

By
LynR
on
08-14-18

Rumpole: The Gentle Art of Blackmail & Other Stories

By:
John Mortimer

Narrated by:
Benedict Cumberbatch,
full cast,
Timothy West

Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins

Original Recording

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
96

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
91

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
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Benedict Cumberbatch plays the young Horace Rumpole in this second stellar collection of court cases, also starring Timothy West as the older Rumpole. 'Rumpole and the Man of God': It is 1959, and Rumpole must defend a clergyman accused of shoplifting who, although he clearly did not commit the crime, is curiously reluctant to be cross-examined under oath. Meanwhile, Hilda (she who must be obeyed) has big news....

5 out of 5 stars

Another series of Mysteries acted out amazingly!!!

By
Amazon Customer
on
06-19-18

Rumpole of the Bailey

The Rumpole of the Bailey Series, Book 1

By:
John Mortimer

Narrated by:
Frederick Davidson

Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
45

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
29

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
27

Horace Rumpole, the irreverent, iconoclastic, claret-swilling, poetry-spouting barrister at law, is among the most beloved characters of English crime literature. He is not a particularly gifted attorney, nor is he particularly fond of the law by courts if it comes to that, but he’d rather be swinging at a case than bowing to his wife Hilda, She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed.

5 out of 5 stars

Rambling and irreverent, Rumpole captures you

By
Amazon Customer
on
08-30-18

More from Marple's Casebook

Full-Cast BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations

By:
Agatha Christie

Narrated by:
full cast,
June Whitfield

Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins

Original Recording

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
175

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
159

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
156

June Whitfield stars as Miss Marple in seven full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisations. The stories included are: 'The Moving Finger', 'They Do It with Mirrors', 'Nemesis', 'Sleeping Murder', 'Tape-Measure Murder', 'The Case of the Perfect Maid' and 'Sanctuary'.

5 out of 5 stars

Too little of good thing

By
Diana
on
09-21-18

Publisher's Summary

Rumpole makes friends with a dog named Sir Lancelot, and finds himself defending a hunt saboteur who claims to be guilty of murder. But Horace is convinced that the true culprit is among the hunting fraternity.

'Rumpole for the Prosecution'

Rumpole’s personal commandment is ‘Thou Shalt Not Prosecute’ - but he breaks this rule to take on a private prosecution brought by a dead girl’s father. However, an obscure literary reference and a piece of evidence that doesn’t fit bring his defender’s instincts to the fore....

'Rumpole and the Quacks'

Temporarily indisposed, Rumpole consults a charming Indian doctor who later asks for Horace’s help when he is accused of molesting a patient. Meanwhile, Rumpole’s friendship with Phillida Erskine-Brown deepens as both their marriages hit a tricky patch.

Julian Rhind-Tutt stars as Rumpole, with Jasmine Hyde as Hilda, Nigel Anthony as Claude Erskine-Brown and Cathy Sara as Phillida.